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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ilse's parents do?
(a) Run a general store in Switzerland
(b) Run an antique business in Switzerland
(c) Run a guesthouse in Dartmoor
(d) Run a guesthouse in Switzerland

2. What does the author say is a fundamental weakness of science fiction books?
(a) The lack of imagination of most writers
(b) The inability to guess the future
(c) The fact that all the good stories have already been told
(d) The tendency to overestimate invaders

3. When does Pa say they'll leave the country?
(a) The following morning
(b) As soon as the weather clears
(c) The following week
(d) Within the hour

4. What does Martha say she wants Pa to do with Uncle Ian's briefcase?
(a) She wants to hand the contents out to neighbors
(b) She wants to mail it to the government
(c) She wants to give it back to Uncle Ian
(d) She wants it out of the house

5. Who does Martha call after Ian leaves?
(a) The police
(b) Caroline
(c) Pa
(d) Ilse

Short Answer Questions

1. How many were actually made?

2. Who is Rudi's father?

3. Who built the first of the buildings owned by Ilse's family?

4. What is Laurie doing when Uncle Ian arrives?

5. How are the soldiers armed when the family arrives in Switzerland?

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